Officials are discouraging couples from getting divorced as a result of the rising divorce rate in the country. In 2014 alone, about 3.6 million couples got divorced--double the numbers in the previous decade.
Hosted by Peabody Awardee Jessica Soho, the Filipino magazine TV show “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho” featured Jeyrick Sigmaton, 21, dubbed the Carrot Man, in the episode aired on Feb. 28, Sunday. Featured as resource persons were Dr. Carolyn Sobritchea, an anthropologist, and Prof. Jimmuel Naval.
Chicago-based photographer, Kai Caemmerer, documented these so-called ghost cities after travelling to China to explore them in 2015. His series, entitled "Unborn Cities," depicts this unique urban development phenomenon. During his trip, he photographed three locations: the Kangbashi District of Ordos, the Yujiapu Financial District near Tianjin, and the Meixi Lake development near the city of Changsha.
While almost all marriages are expensive in many parts of the world--considering the cost of wedding celebrations and of setting up a new home--in China grooms face the added problem of having to pay a betrothal gift, usually in the form of cash, to offer to the bride’s parents.
The Igorot tribe that inhabits the mountains of Luzon in the Philippines can be compared to the Native Americans and African-Americans. This is the tribe where Jeyrick Sigmaton, 21, famously known as the Carrot Man, belongs.
Moscow’s dining scene is seeing a new trend as Chinese restaurants are mushrooming in the Russian capital, according to an article by CRIENGLISH.com.
Climate change has wide-ranging effects, including rising temperatures, melting icecaps and extreme weather conditions. This apart, a new aspect of climate change is worrying the global health community these days. The latest discovery that climate change is also responsible for mosquito-borne diseases, for instance Zika, has given rise to widespread concerns.
More Chinese travelers are discovering that the best time to take a trip is after a holiday, according to an article by China Daily. Taking a holiday after the holiday is, they find, cheaper and more enjoyable.
The Lunar New Year has allowed to shed some of its spotlight on forgotten or overlooked Chinese cultural arts. Guo Taiyun, a 91-year-old man from Kaifeng in Henan Province, gladly showed reporters from China Daily the centuries-old craft he inherited from his predecessors.
China’s rapid urbanization and modernization has led to the slow death of most of the country’s traditional lifestyles and practices, according to an article by China Daily.
Owing to Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen's public disclosure of being HIV positive, Google searches for HIV-related information has hit a record high in the United States. Recent research in a medical journal is calling the revelation the "Sheen Effect."
People across China are decorating lanterns, preparing delicacies and organizing lion dances to celebrate the Lantern Festival, which falls on Monday this year.
British-born American historian on Chinese history Philip Kuhn died on Monday, Feb. 15, at the age of 83, China Daily reported.
China’s National Museum is now the second most visited museum in the world, according to statistics published by travel institutions like the Themed Entertainment Association and Die Welt, a German newspaper, China Daily reported.
